Write Out Loud (Reviews and Writing)

Just a quickie to tell you that my novel, The Pukur, is now available for pre-order in paperback!

I’m rather excited by this. Paperbacks are much more popular than hardbacks. They’re easier to handle and lighter to carry. No one puts a hardback in their holiday luggage; almost everyone takes a paperback or two (even if they don’t read a page while enjoying the break). Booksellers like W H Smiths make a killing at service stations and airports for exactly this reason.

So I’m hoping I’ll see a re-kindling of interest in my book, published more than two years ago, to great acclaim, after ten years of writing. I already have some book readings and signings booked but would love to do more.. If you’re in the UK and would like to have me speak at your meeting, do get in touch. If you’re outside of the UK, we can chat about doing a virtual reading session. You can private message me through any of my social media platforms (click here).

The novel is set in the UK and Bangladesh. Although it is in the Young Adults category of fiction, with its main protagonist being a bereaved and orphaned twelve-year-old girl called Sophie, the novel is really for any age, although there are some difficult themes of loss, abuse and death throughout the book. Although fiction, the book is built on my experiences of living in rural Bangladesh with my family for many years and most of the events in the book have their roots in real events there. It is a thoughtful exploration of a beautiful land and people.

Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy in the past. Complete your set with the paperback! Please don’t forget to leave an Amazon review either way though. I’m repeatedly told by those who’ve read it how much they enjoyed the story. If that’s you, please tell the world. Reviews are almost as good as buying the book in the first place.

You can buy me a coffee if you like! More accurately, you can help support my work either as a one off or monthly if you really want to show your love…

Social Entrepreneur, educationalist, bestselling author and journalist, D K Powell is the author of the bestselling collection of literary short stories “The Old Man on the Beach“. His first book, ‘Sonali’ is a photo-memoir journal of life in Bangladesh and has been highly praised by the Bangladeshi diaspora worldwide. Students learning the Bengali language have also valued the English/Bengali translations on every page. His third book is ‘Try not to Laugh’ and is a guide to memorising, revising and passing exams for students.

Both ‘The Old Man on the Beach’ and ‘Sonali’ are available on Amazon for kindle and paperback. Published by Shopno Sriti Media. The novel,’The Pukur’, was published by Histria Books in 2022.

D K Powell is available to speak at events (see his TEDx talk here) and can be contacted at dkpowell.contact@gmail.com. Alternatively, he is available for one-to-one mentoring and runs a course on the psychology of writing. Listen to his life story in interview with the BBC here.

Ken writes for a number of publications around the world. Past reviewer for Paste magazine, The Doughnut, E2D and United Airways and Lancashire Life magazine. Currently reviews for Northern Arts Review. His reviews have been read more than 7.9 million times.

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